General News

Posted on: October 13, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College will kick off its 7th Annual Mercy Youth Initiative (MYI) on October 26th in historic Alumni Hall. This program introduces local students to higher education, engages them with a core group of serious college students whose mission is to help them consider all the options they have at hand when they look… Read More »

Posted on: October 11, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — Two Mount Aloysius College soccer players made history this week earning the men’s and women’s Offensive Player of the Week recognition by the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC). The accolades reflect great personal efforts and a shut-out week for Mount Aloysius College soccer. Mount Aloysius men’s soccer player, sophomore Joshua Devlin was named… Read More »

Posted on: October 11, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College has once again received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for achieving a 100 percent pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination for the latest group of graduates from the program. Graduates obtaining national certification as a CST demonstrate,… Read More »

Posted on: October 9, 2017

Cresson, PA – The Mount Aloysius men’s and women’s soccer programs were both honored recently for their work in the classroom as each program earned the United Soccer Coaches 2016-2017 College Team Academic Award. A total of 824 soccer teams (286 men, 538 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby… Read More »

Posted on: October 5, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College will hold their Sixth Annual Pink Out Volleyball Game on Wednesday, October 11th in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center. Commemorating October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, proceeds from the game will once again benefit the Windber Medical Center’s Joyce Murtha Cancer Center. The Mounties will take on Franciscan University at 7:00… Read More »

Posted on: October 3, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — The Mount Aloysius College Alumni Association selected Johnstown, Pa. native William C. Polacek as an Honorary Alumni of the College. The Alumni Association awarded the special recognition to Mr. Polacek the 2017 Alumni Recognition Luncheon. The event, held in the Bertschi Center and Technology Commons, was the highlight of the College’s 2017 Homecoming/Alumni Weekend festivities…. Read More »

Posted on: October 2, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — Mount Aloysius College will once again host monthly Deaf Gatherings on campus offering the region’s Deaf community and the College’s American Sign Language English Interpreter students opportunities to interact. The first Deaf Gathering will be held tomorrow, Saturday, September 30th in the Cosgrave Meeting rooms. The event will wrap up a fun day of the ASL/English… Read More »

Posted on: September 29, 2017

Cresson, Pa.—Mount Aloysius College will hold its Fall Honors Lecture on Thursday, October 12th at 3:30 p.m. in historic Alumni Hall. Featured speaker for the event will be Ms. Cindy Skrzycki. Ms. Skrzycki is an internationally known journalist and educator. She and her husband Mr. David Shribman, who serves as executive editor of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, are long-time friends of Mount… Read More »

Posted on: September 25, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — The Mount Aloysius College Medical Assistant Club is sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, September 26th in the Cosgrave meeting rooms from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The need for blood continues to grow and the public is invited to participate. Appointments can be made by calling 814-886-6322 or 508-375-8851. Walk-ins are welcome at any time. A door prize will be… Read More »

Posted on: September 19, 2017

Cresson, Pa. — The Mount Aloysius College Criminology Department will host its Ninth Annual Criminal Justice Symposium on Thursday, October 19th. This year’s topic is, “The Bulletproof Mind: Psychological and Physiological Preparation for Combat.” Lieutenant Colonel David Grossman, one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent… Read More »